parking

== English == === Etymology === From park + -ing. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɑː.kɪŋ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɑɹ.kɪŋ/ (South Asia) IPA(key): /ˈpɑ(r).kɪnɡ/, [päː(ɾ).kɪŋɡ] Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)kɪŋ Hyphenation: park‧ing === Verb === parking present participle and gerund of park Parking a car in a tight spot gave him some satisfaction. (as gerund) His parking skills needed improvement. (as participial adjective) They will be parking the aircraft in the desert for the next few months. (as progressive) === Noun === parking (usually uncountable, plural parkings) The action of the verb to park. free parking Hyponyms: parallel parking, angle parking, echelon parking, double parking, double-parking, self-parking, valet parking Space in which to park a car or other vehicle, such as a parking lot or curbside parking. Hyponyms: parking lot, parking garage Near-synonyms: car park, carpark ample parking;   parking in rear (as gerundial noun) ==== Usage notes ==== Often used attributively, as an adjective. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Cebuano == === Etymology === From English parking, from park (“to park”), from Middle English park, from Old French parc (“livestock pen”), from Medieval Latin parcus, parricus, from Frankish *parrik (“enclosure, pen”), from Proto-Germanic *parrukaz (“enclosure, fence”). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: par‧king === Verb === parking to park; to bring (something such as a vehicle) to a halt or store in a specified place 2007 — Gaspar, Karl, Biyaheng-Hapsay Aron Di Magkagidlay (21 November), Panaw-Lantaw, MindaNews 2014 — Lastimosa, Leo, Raket sa Clamping (13 May), Arangkada, The Freeman 2016 — Pareja, Gerard, Magamit unta ang CICC sa IEC (27 January), Salins Hulbot, Opinion, Cebu Daily News ==== Derived terms ==== parkinganan == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from English parking or from French parking. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpɑr.kɪŋ/ Hyphenation: par‧king === Noun === parking f (plural parkings, no diminutive) (Belgium) car park, parking lot Synonyms: parkeerplaats, parkeerterrein ==== Derived terms ==== stadsparking == French == === Etymology === Pseudo-anglicism, derived from parking. === Pronunciation === (France) IPA(key): /paʁ.kiŋ/ (Quebec) IPA(key): /paʁ.kiɲ/, /paɹkɪnɡ/ === Noun === parking m (plural parkings) car park, parking lot Synonyms: stationnement, aire de parcage === Further reading === “parking”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Mauritian Creole == === Etymology === Pseudo-anglicism, derived from parking. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɑːkiŋ/ === Noun === parking area where cars or other vehicles are parked; car park Synonym: stasionnman == Polish == === Etymology === Pseudo-anglicism, derived from parking. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpar.kiŋk/ Rhymes: -arkiŋk Syllabification: par‧king === Noun === parking m inan (related adjective parkingowy) car park, parking lot (outdoor area or a building where cars may be parked) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “parking”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “parking”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish) == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French parking; pseudo-anglicism. === Noun === parking n (plural parkinguri) parking lot ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === Pseudo-anglicism, derived from parking. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpaɾkin/ [ˈpaɾ.kĩn] Rhymes: -aɾkin Syllabification: par‧king === Noun === parking m (plural parkings) car park (UK), parking lot (North America) (an area where cars may be parked), parking garage Synonyms: aparcamiento, estacionamiento === Further reading === “parking”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025